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R. E. TAYLOR.

BED.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 13, 1911.

Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

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'UNTTED RUSSELL E. TAYLOR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led May 13, 1911.

Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

Serial No. 627,065.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUSSELL E. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York, in the State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Beds, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a bed, and particularly to the type of a bedwhich can be folded or housed compactly against the wall.

The obj ect of the invention is primarily to obtain a housing for thebed which is exceedingly flat against the wall, projecting only slightlytherefrom, and which is so compact in this respect as to lend itselfreadily to any system of wall decoration, and further in which by reasonof the form of the housing and the manner in which the bed enters and iswithdrawn therefrom, the main portion ofthe front or face of the housingis a fixed permanent or immovable partition which mayl be fitted with amirror or any type of mantelpiece and the-usual pillars and cabinetdecorations used in conjunction with mantel-pieces. All this mainportion of the housing may be plastered and wall-papered like the restof the walls of the room. The lower part of the front or face of the bedhousing is a movable board constituting a side of the bed, andintermediate this board and the permanent top face first described, Ihave designed a movable panel. The lower board or bed-side and also themovable panel lend themselves readily to various schemes of decorationwhether the bed housing is a fixed and permanent part of the wall, beingbuilt therein, or attached as a temporary fixture or article of movablefurniture.

The bed itself presents various features of construction and combinationby reason of which various objects are attained.

One of the objects of the invention in respect to the bed, is to havethe lower movable board of the housing constitute a support for the sideof the bed, serving the purpose of the legs or bed-posts, alsofurnishing an ornamental part behind which the bedclothes may be neatlytucked, and also furnishing a secure partition on this side in the useof the bed.

It is further an object to provide guides for this lower movable boardwhich are light in weight and positive in action, and which furthermoreconstitute tracks on which the bed-springs run; which furnish amplesupport for the bed-springs against breaking o1' sagging, and which aresimple, compact, cheap to construct and durable.

It is furthermore an object of the invention to provide a means forraising and lowering the bed into and out of its housing by the simplemanipulation of a crank which turns easily enough to be readilyoperatable by a delicate woman, not requiring any such exercise ofstrength and agility as characterize the operations of all folding-bedsnow in use, as far as I am aware.

It is further an object to provide such safety devices as will precludeaccident, and generally render the operation wholly controllable bylight operating hand-cranks accessible for use without stooping.

In all these respects therefore, it is my object to overcome many or allof the evils which now characterize movable, folding or cabinet beds,and to render the beds attractive to builders and occupants of apartmenthouses in which the space occupied by a number of beds and particularlyspare beds, is a matter of considerable rent expenditure.

lVith the foregoing in View, the invention consists in the improved bedand housing as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings,-Figure 1, is a front elevation partly in section of animproved bed and housing embodying the principles of my invention; Fig.2, is a vertical section of the same showing a bed lowered into theposition of use; Fig. 3, is a similar enlarged section showing the bedelevated into the housing, the section of Fig. 3 being viewed from theopposite side of the housing to that of Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is a detail sideelevation of part of the housing; Fig. 5, is a vert-ical sectional Viewof the same on the line V--V of Fig. 4; Fig. 6, is an enlarged detailsectional view of the mechanism at the lower right hand corner of Fig.1; Fig. 7, is a partial section on the line VII-VII of Fig. 6, lookingin the direction of the arrow. Fig. 8, is a detail plan view of one ofthe bed-springs with a mattress, and a hook for holding the mattress andbedclothes on the bed spring; Fig. 9, is a side elevation of the same;Fig. 10, is a similar View showing the hook in its open position; Fig.11, is a detail front View showing a flap by which the mattress may bebuttoned to the bed-spring.

The invention will include a housing with an upper permanent-ly inclosedpocket 1, the front face or wall of which may carry any permanentfixtures or decorations suiting the general scheme of wall decoration orornament of the room. For example if the inclosed portion 1 is builtinto the wall five or six inches it will project perhaps four inches atthe front beyond the face of the wall andwill carry a mirror 2 andmantelpieces 3 and 4 with pillars 5 similar to mantel-piece decorationsnow in use.

6 denotes a movable panel which is best' made of thin materialornamented as desired and having the lightness compared with stiffnesswhich may be obtained in this material.

7 denotes the lower movable side board above referred to and which willordinarily be of wood.

8 denotes a knob with which to draw out the lower movable side board 7and which may also be provided with locking attachments of known formfor securing the lower movable side board normally in its place. Theside walls 9 and 10 of the housing will be made of rigid material in thebest const-ruotions and will serve as frames for certain mechanicalparts later described.

15 denotes side board holding tracks, the purpose of which is to guideand hold the lower movable side board 7 at its inner and outer limits ofmovement and at all intermediate positions. The tracks 15 furthermorecontrol the movement of the bedsprings and furnish adequate support forthe same against breaking down or sagging.

In the best constructions embodying the invention, theside-board-holding-tracks 15 will include metallic plates hinged to theboards 7 at 16, and to the housing sides 9 and 10 at 17, and to oneanother at about the middle point 18, the character of the hingespermitting the tracks 15 to buckle inward toward one another liketoggle-joints. Beneath the hinge 18 and forming part of the innermosttracks 151 there are posts 20 with carriages 21 at the lower end havingrollers 22 of which a plurality are best provided so as to keep theposts 2O vertical regardless of the stiffness afforded by the track 151.rThe plane of rotation of the rollers 22 will be such as to permit eachtrack 151 to swing about its hinge 17. The lower movable side board willalso have rollers 24 in planes to accommodate its particular movement.By the foregoing arrangement the lower movable side board 7 isabsolutely guided and held in its outer and inner limits of movement,being fixed parallel to the face of the housing at the outer limit ofmovement and centered to lenter the housing at its inner limit ofmovement. This centering is absolutely accurate, it being impossible tomake the lower movable side board 7 miss its proper opening when it ispushed inward. At the same time the tracks 15, 151 are very rigid andstrong and move into alinement with one another so as to constituteparallel tracks. The legs 20 under these circumstances are so located asto absolutely prevent any breaking down or sagging of the tracks.

rThe bed will have a plurality of bedsprings 25, and in the bestconstructions embodying the invention there will be two bed springshaving a length equal to the separation of the tracks 15 and a widthequal to the length of the track sections 15, 151. These two sectionswill be hinged together at 26 and will have grooved rollers 27 adaptedto run on the tracks 15. Means will be provided for raising and loweringthe bedsprings and l have provided an arrangement by which the entireraising and lowering is done by a crank.

30 denotes cords or wire cables attached to the inner bed-springs 25near each end thereof and guided over a system of pulleys 311, 31 and32, after which the two cables 30 are joined together, or in other wordsmerge into a unit cable 33 which runs downward into the back part of thebed-housing to a drum or axle 34.

35 denotes an inner bearing for the axle 34, and 36 denotes an outerbearing. The outer bearing 36 will in the bestconstructions embodyingthe invention be a metal plate or casting secured to the adjacentbedhousing side 10 by suitable screws 38. This casting also carries thehinge 17 previously referred to and has a portion 39 forming part of atrack for the bed-springs under certain circumstances as presentlydescribed. The inner bearing 35 is a mere bracket of suitabledescription.

40 denotes a ratchet wheel on the axle 34, and 41 a pawl pivoted on anaxle 42 and cooperating with the ratchet wheel 40. The axle 42 of thepawl is carried through the adjacent bed-housing side 10 and has atreadle 43 which can be elevated by the toe of the foot at will torelease the pawl and thereby the ratchet wheel 40. Under thesecircumstances the cable 33 is free to unwind and the bed-springs willslide downward.

In sliding downward the bed-springs are guided by a vertical trackcomposed of two parallel channel irons or rails 46, 461, secured to therespective bed-housing sides 9 and 10. The rail 46 is curved at itslower end and the rail 461 merges into the curved track section 39formed on the frame piece or bearing 36. The tracks 15 swingintoalinement with one another and at the same time the inner sections 151swing into alinement with the curved tracks 39. The bed bottom may thenbe drawn in or out as may be desired by rotating the axle 34.

The drum or axle 34 may be rotated in any'suitable manner, but in myimproved construction I employ a sprocket chain 50 running from asprocket wheel 51 of the axle 34 to a sprocket wheel 52 on a level forconvenient hand manipulation. The sprocket wheel 52 has a shaft 53 in abearing 54 and this bearing has lugs 55 by which itis firmly supported.in the wood work and given additional strength.

56 denotes holes which are so drilled be tween the lugs 55 and axle 53as to register in certain positions of the axle.

58 denotes a pin which may be thrust into the holes under thesecircumstances and thereby lock the axle against turning.

60 designates a crank of any suitable description which may be maderemovable from the axle.

In accordance With the most perfect arrangement embodying my invention,the movable panel 6 will also be raised and lowered by a crank. For thispurpose I provide a cord or cords 61 joined to a drum 62 driven from asprocket chain or axle 531 of general arrangement similar to that of theaxle 53 already described. The axle 531 has a sprocket wheel 52 and aconstruction of journal or bearing precisely like that of the axle 53,and these similar parts are accordingly denoted by like referencecharacters in Figs. 4 and 5. The crank 60 may be used at will on eitherthe axle 53 or 531 to raise or lower the panel 6 or to raise or lowerthe bed-springs In the foregoing description I have not referred tomattresses or bedclothes, and it is evident that some provision must bemade for supporting these in order to have the entire appliancewithout'defect. I propose to have a mattress with a flap 65 which may bebuttoned over the upper edge 66 of the bedspring 25. Also I providehooks 70 forming part of sleeves 71 on axles 7 3, the sleeves 7l furtherhaving grooved segments 74 to which the cables 30 already described aresecured, this constituting the attachment of 50 the said cables with thebed springs.

75 denotes springs which normally hold the hooks retracted. When tensionis put on the cables 30 to elevate the bed-spring the first effect is toswing the hooks 70 around 55 the fixed axle 73 until they engage thebedclothes and mattresses, and the holding force will be suflicient toretain the bed clothes regardless of any insecurity in the way they ymaybe tucked in place.

It is evident in a variety of details which I have described, that I ammerely explaining a practical Way of carrying out the invention so as tosecure a bed which will not have any serious defect in use. It is of 65course apparent that many of the devices may be modified or omitted,their function or service being correspondingly dispensed with. But inits main action and principles the operation ot the bed will beunchanged.

IVhat I claim is,

l. In a housed bed, the combination of a housing, a bed bottom andsupporting side guided by the floor, tracks extensible from the housing,legs supporting an intermediate portion of the tracks, rollers onsaidbed bottom running on the tracks, and means connected to the innerside of the bed bottom for elevating it upward into the housing in avertical position.

2. In a housed bed, the combination of a housing having an upper pocketwith a permanent or immovable front face, a bed moving into and out ofsaid pocket, a lower movable side board for part of the bed constitutinga closure for the lower portion of said pocket, a movable panelintermediate said front face and said side board, and side board holdingtracks guiding said bed and said side board, said tracks being hinged tofold at their middle portions toward one another, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a housed bed, the combination of a housing having side walls,vertical tracks fixed to the interior of said side walls, and a bedbottom having rollers running on said tracks, said bed bottom comprisingtwo rigid frames hinged together to flex or hinge iiipwardly withrespect to one another, roll- 'ers at the outer corneis of Said frames,and

rollers at an intermediate position of one of said frames, saidrollersrunning on said tracks.

4. In a housed bed, a housing having vertical tracks, horizontal tracksextensible from said housing, curved track sections joining saidvertical and horizontal tracks, and a bed bottom guided by said tracks.

5. In a housed bed, a housing having vertical tracks, horizontal tracksextensible :froin said housing, curved track sections joining saidvertical and horizontal tracks, a bed bottom guided by said tracks, andmeans for elevating and lowering said bed bottom into and out of thehousing.

6. In a housed bed, a housing having vertical tracks, horizontal tracksextensible f'rom said housing, curved track sections joining saidvertical and horizontal tracks, a bed bottom guided by said tracks, acrank at the side of' the housing, and means operated by said crank forelevating and lowering the bed bottom into and out of the housing.

7. In a housed bed, the combination of a housing having an upper pocketwith a permanent or immovable front face, a bed bottom moving into andout of said pocket, a lower movable side board for part of the bedbottom constituting a closure for the lower portion of said pocket, amovable panel intermediate said front face and sidev board, two crankaxles at the side of said housing, and means operated by said crankaxles for raising and lowering said panel and raising and lowering thebed bottom.

8. In a housed bed, cables attached to the bed and hooks swinging intoengagement with the bed clothing and constituting the means ofattachment of the cables to the bed, said hooks being swung intoengagement with the bed clothing by the tension of the cables.

9. In a housed bed, a mattress having a flap secured to the bed, cablesattached to the bed, and hooks swinging into engagementwith the bedclothing and constituting the means of attachment of the cables to thebed, said hooks being swung into engagement with the bed clothing by thetension of the cables.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

RUSSELL E. TAYLOR.

fitnesses FRED MULKIN, OSCAR DE RooHEMoNT.

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